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Osprey (Fish Hawk, Sea Hawk, River Hawk) - Pandion haliaetus

Osprey (Fish Hawk, Sea Hawk, River Hawk)

Contour feather, likely from the upper breast, flank, or underwing covert region with distinctive bold barring.
Tawny Owl (Brown Owl) - Strix aluco

Tawny Owl (Brown Owl)

Body Contour Feather
Common Buzzard (Eurasian Buzzard) - Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard (Eurasian Buzzard)

Flight feather, likely a secondary or outer primary remige
Ring-necked Pheasant (Common Pheasant) - Phasianus colchicus

Ring-necked Pheasant (Common Pheasant)

Semiplume or Body Contour Feather with plumulaceous base and distinct terminal fringe
Canada Goose (Common Wild Goose) - Branta canadensis

Canada Goose (Common Wild Goose)

Body contour feather (semiplume transition at the base)
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour body feather / secondary covert
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove)

Flight feather, likely a secondary or outer primary covert/wing feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour feather, body or covert feather
American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk) - Falco sparverius

American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk)

Contour feather, likely from the back, breast, or flank region
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Secondary flight feather (remige)
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Winged Tiger) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Winged Tiger)

Body contour feather with heavy plumulaceous base
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Contour body feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Secondary or primary flight feather
Ring-billed Gull (Common Gull, Ring-neck) - Larus delawarensis

Ring-billed Gull (Common Gull, Ring-neck)

Primary flight feather, likely one of the outer primaries (P8-P10)
American Crow (also known as Common Crow) - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow (also known as Common Crow)

Semiplume or downy body contour feather
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Flight feather, likely a primary or secondary remige
Ring-billed Gull (Common Gull, American Gull) - Larus delawarensis

Ring-billed Gull (Common Gull, American Gull)

Semiplume or loose contour body feather, typically found on the breast or underparts
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour or body covert feather, with specialized serrated edges typical of owl flight and contour feathers.
Great Horned Owl (also known as the Hoot Owl or Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (also known as the Hoot Owl or Tiger Owl)

Contour or body feather with soft, downy base and barred pennaceous tip
Red-tailed Hawk (Buzzard Hawk, Chicken Hawk) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Buzzard Hawk, Chicken Hawk)

Contour body feather, likely from the flank, breast, or upper leg (crural) region
Mourning Dove (also known as Carolina Pigeon or Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as Carolina Pigeon or Rain Crow)

Contour body feather
Wild Turkey (also known as Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (also known as Eastern Wild Turkey)

Primary or secondary flight feather (remige)
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour body feather / Lesser coverts
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather from the breast or mantle region
European Robin (also known simply as the Robin or Robin Redbreast) - Erithacus rubecula

European Robin (also known simply as the Robin or Robin Redbreast)

Contour body feather, likely from the breast or flank region showing the characteristic orange coloration.
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey

Contour or Covert feather
Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)

Contour body feather / covert, showing soft, frayed fringes typical of silent flight adaptations
Great Horned Owl (Tiger Owl, Hoot Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Tiger Owl, Hoot Owl)

Flight feather (likely a primary or secondary remige, showing specialized silent flight adaptations)
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Flight feather, likely a secondary flight feather
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather, likely from the upper wing coverts or mantle
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata

Blue Jay

Tail feather (retrix), likely outer or middle rectrix
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Body contour feather with distinctive spotted pattern
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored form) - Junco hyemalis

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored form)

Contour body feather (flank or upper tail covert)
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or Rain Crow)

Contour body feather / secondary covert
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Contour feather, body or wing covert
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Contour body feather
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker)

Primary flight feather or secondary flight feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour or body feather / secondary covert
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour body feather
Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon) - Columba livia

Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon)

Contour feather, likely from the breast or flank
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour body feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Semiplume or small contour feather, likely from the breast or underparts